Shoe former



J. B. GORDON 2,676,346

SHOE FORMER Filed Jul 2 1952 Jesse Gordon INVENTOR,

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Patented Apr. 27, 1954 snon FORMER Jesse B. Gordon, San Angelo, Tex.Application July 29, 1952, Serial No. 301,543

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralrefinements in devices for stretching and otherwise forming shoes, andthe principal object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter herein described, which may be conveniently and effectivelyemployed for rolling raw edges of leather on the instep, raising thethroat of the sho so as to afford greater freedom at the upper edgethereof, turning out heel counter, stretching the toe boxing to relievepressure on corns or bunions, and for many other similar operations.

Some of the advantages of the invention reside in its simplicity ofconstruction, in its eificient and expeditious operation, and in itsadaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in view and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the invention per se;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the invention; and,

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the invention in its folded orinoperative position.

Like characters of reference ar employed to designate like parts in thespecification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a shoe former which is designated generally by the referencecharacter In and embodies in its construction a horizontally elongatedbase l2 which is of a substantially U-shaped cross-section, so as toafford a recess or grove Ill. The bottom portion of the base is providedwith a plurality of apertures Hi to receive fastening elements l8,whereby the entir device may be secured to a table top or shoe shelf 20.

One end portion of the base I 2 is upturned and provided at its upperedge with a notch constituting a seat 22, the purpose of which will behereinafter described.

A pair of transversely spaced, upstanding ears 24 are provided on thebase or support l2 adjacent the seat 22, these cars accommodating afulcrum pin 28 on which is pivotally mounted one end portion of anelongated member 28.

The free end portion of the member 28 is of a spool-shaped,diametrically stepped configuration so as to afford a shoulder 30, apair of axially spaced bearing portions 32, 34 and a connecting shank36, the bearing portions thereon a rotatable, tubular sleeve or roller38.

Finally, a convex cap 40 is rotatably mounted by means of a pivot screw42 at the free end of the member 28, the screw 42 extending into thebearing portion 34 and the cap 40 being disposed at the outer end of theroller 38 and independently rotatable relative thereto.

It is to be noted that the bearing cap 40 and the roller 38 arsubstantially equal in diameter.

When the invention is not in use, the member 28 is swung to a positionas shown in Figures 3 and 4, wherein the roller 38 and the cap 40 areaccommodated within the channel or recess it. However, when the use ofthe device is desired, the member 28 is swung outwardly so that it issupported by the seat 22 as shown in Figures 1 and 2, in which positionthe roller 38 and the cap 40 project outwardly beyond the adjacent endof the supporting base l2.

The roller 38 and the cap 48 may then be selectively employed in themanner shown in Figure 1 for smoothing raw edges of leather on theinstep or throat of a shoe, or for raising the throat so as to affordgreater freedom, or for applying pressure to the toe boxing of the shoeto provide room for corns or bunions, and for many other similar formingoperations.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A shoe former of the type described, comprising an elongatedstationary support provided at one end thereof with a seat, an elongatedmember pivoted at one end thereof to said support at a point adjacentsaid seat, said member being swingable from an inoperative positionabove the support to an operative position wherein it engages said seatand projects beyond the support, a rotatable roller provided on the freeend portion of said member, and a. convex cap having mounted rotatablymounted at the free end or the member, the free end portion of saidmember and a cap said cap being substantially equal in diameter torotatably mounted on the free end of said memsaid roller and rotatableindependently thereof. her and being rotatable independently of said 2.A shoe former comprising a stationary roller.

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